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Trans Latinas
seek city funds
As transgender Latinas increasingly speak out about the discrimination and harassment they experience in San Francisco's Mission district, a nonprofit is asking city officials to fund its work to prevent such violence. (read more)
Report: Milk stamp
set for 2014
The United States Postal Service will reportedly release a stamp featuring the late gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in 2014. (read more)
Large turnout of Manning supporters expected at Pride
The state of the LGBT community, on the eve of Pride Month, is strong, proud, and ready to celebrate 38 days from now. (read more)
Giants win 'Cure' game
The San Francisco Giants honored the late closer Rod Beck Tuesday, May 21 during the team's 20th annual Until There's A Cure game at AT&T Park, which helped raise money for the nonprofit Until There's A Cure Foundation. (read more)
Castro plazas' summer
events lineup expands
A Castro community group is expanding its summer entertainment lineup and is seeking Bay Area performers and vendors to fill the slots. (read more)
NCLR honors LGBT
Dreamers at gala
As the prospects for an inclusive comprehensive immigration reform bill in Congress dwindled, the National Center for Lesbian Rights honored a group of LGBT Dreamers at its 36th annual gala benefit last weekend. (read more)
Senate panel shelves immigration amendment
Bay Area advocates for same-sex binational couples expressed frustration with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) this week for her lack of support for a proposal to protect such families. (read more)
More Arts
Film - Off the canvas
A new, imaginative, French animated feature (opening Friday at Landmark Theatres) should challenge and delight a wide swath of film buffs. (read more)
Television -
Liberace lives!
On Sunday, May 26 at 9 p.m., HBO will premiere Behind the Candelabra, director Steven Soderbergh's eagerly anticipated biopic of Mr. Showmanship, the late Liberace. (read more)
DVD - Beyond
Scarlett & Blanche
Because she gave brilliant, Oscar-winning performances in
two of the most coveted roles in Hollywood history, it's easy to overlook
Vivien Leigh's (1913-67) other movies.
(read more)
Out There - Shaking
your symphony booty
We never thought we'd see a concert musician doing a right excellent Michael Jackson moonwalk on the stage of Davies Symphony Hall, but goshdernit, we have now seen exactly that. (read more)
Film - The rise and
fall of Jay Gatsby
I'm a sucker for director Baz Luhrmann's The Great
Gatsby, filmed on Aussie locations, scored
by Jay-Z, and starring real-life best friends Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby
and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway.
(read more)
Books - Choreography creates chaos
The Rite of Spring will have its 100th anniversary as a dance(d) work on May 29. (read more)
